Bench-crafted one at a time, the leather journal cover is created from custom tanned quality cowhide. Inspired by Japanese landscape paintings, each is deeply embossed with the fantastic scene of a twisted tree surrounded by an artistic interpretation of a serenity garden with flowing water and rocky outcroppings. The journal is accented with a solid pewter Yin Yang button, which an attached rawhide cord loops around to securely fasten the journal. Within the red leather cover is a replaceable 5.5" x 8.5" 208-page hard-cover blank book of heavy bond acid-free pages, perfect for recording sketches, notes, diaries, dreams, travels, poetry, musings or your personal works of literature. Once the pages are full, the journal may be refilled with a new blank book (additional blank books available separately, below), allowing a lifetime of use. Leather portions are tanned and hand-tooled in the USA. Pewter accent is individually designed and cast in the USA.